The temperature on November 14, 1914 was between 1.7 °C and 8.3 °C and averaged 4.9 °C. There was 4.5 mm of rain. There was 2.4 hours of sunshine (27%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from August 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
July 11 » Babe Ruth makes his debut in Major League Baseball.
August 5 » World War I: The guns of Point Nepean fort at Port Phillip Heads in Victoria (Australia) fire across the bows of the Norddeutscher Lloyd steamer SSPfalz which is attempting to leave the Port of Melbourne in ignorance of the declaration of war and she is detained; this is said to be the first Allied shot of the War.
September 17 » World War I: The Race to the Sea begins.
November 1 » World War I: The first British Royal Navy defeat of the war with Germany, the Battle of Coronel, is fought off of the western coast of Chile, in the Pacific, with the loss of HMSGood Hope and HMSMonmouth.
November 9 » SMSEmden is sunk by HMASSydney in the Battle of Cocos.
November 16 » The Federal Reserve Bank of the United States officially opens.
Day of marriage June 29, 1940
The temperature on June 29, 1940 was between 9.7 °C and 24.8 °C and averaged 17.6 °C. There was 14.7 hours of sunshine (88%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-southeast. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1939 to September 3, 1940 the cabinet De Geer II, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from September 3, 1940 to July 27, 1941 the cabinet Gerbrandy I, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
July 20 » California opens its first freeway, the Arroyo Seco Parkway.
September 27 » World War II: The Tripartite Pact is signed in Berlin by Germany, Japan and Italy.
October 1 » The Pennsylvania Turnpike, often considered the first superhighway in the United States, opens to traffic.
October 17 » The body of Communist propagandist Willi Münzenberg found in South France, starting a never-resolved mystery.
October 31 » World War II: The Battle of Britain ends: The United Kingdom prevents a possible German invasion.
December 22 » World War II: Himara is captured by the Greek army.
Day of death August 16, 2000
The temperature on August 16, 2000 was between 12.5 °C and 23.4 °C and averaged 18.3 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 7.6 hours of sunshine (52%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
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